2463. Certain ones from the families of spirits were thinking about the things written just now [2462], that is that the [very inward and innermost parts] are incomprehensible and ineffable, and thus that it cannot be seen except from outer effects that they originate from things cohering in most beautiful connection and following along in a wonderful order-as can be seen from the outer human parts, also from actions, in that the tissues are arranged in a most beautiful order due to which an action composed of so many elements can come forth. So I was prompted to respond to them that they cannot reason about the matter at all as to whether it is so or not, unless they have seen these regions and been in them-yes, and think from them-just as one cannot see how so countlessly many muscles and tissues are connected that present one action composed of thousands of elements, nor can one know how a person can live in the body without having examined and become acquainted with the muscles, internal organs, and many other inward parts of the body. The case is no different here, if one wants to reason whether these matters are so from outer things when one has never seen inner ones, or known that inner ones exist, much less what they are like. 1748, 30 June.